Found Deceased GA - University of Georgia Laken Hope Riley, 22, found dead near University of Georgia intramural fields, foul play suspected, 22 Feb 2024

New Posts

SteveP said:
www.ajc.com

Laken Riley case: Man charged in UGA campus killing won’t seek bond

The suspect charged in the death of nursing student Laken Hope Riley on the University of Georgia campus has decided not to seek bond, court filings show. Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, is being held at the Athens-Clarke County jail on charges of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery...
www.ajc.com www.ajc.com
Click to expand...

I know it's his legal right, but IMO there was zero chance he was getting a chance to be released on bond.
 
arielilane said:
@alcaprari23

BREAKING: Jose Ibarra's attorneys have informed the court that he will not seek to bond out at this time. Therefore no court hearing will be scheduled for him.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1763281892621570165
Click to expand...
Perhaps it is an attempt to avoid more info coming out? Don't they usually present evidence or at least discuss some of the reasons why it should or shouldn't be granted? I'd think that would put more info in the public and with no chance for bond to even be granted (I suspect he'd be held on the immigration issue if for some reason he was given bond in this case) it makes legal sense for him to NOT put himself in a position to have more negative press.
 
RetLawyer said:
I’ve read the article a few times but I don’t see where it states that others know more but don’t want to talk to reporters. Could you kindly point that out in the article? Thank you.
Click to expand...
I read back thru the article and those statements have been removed—likely to protect the neighbor. Basically, she said that neighbors are afraid to talk and implied they saw more than the trash being disposed of.
 
www.11alive.com

Hundreds gather to remember, honor nursing student killed near UGA's intramural fields

Hundreds packed Woodstock City Church to pay their respects to Laken Riley.
www.11alive.com www.11alive.com

The funeral for Laken Riley, the Augusta University nursing student who was tragically killed near the University of Georgia's intramural fields in Athens late last week, will be held on Friday.

A visitation will be held Friday from noon until 2 p.m. at Woodstock City Church.

The funeral service will immediately follow at the same location until 3 p.m.
Click to expand...
 
www.dailymail.co.uk

Laken Riley funeral takes place after murder that shocked the nation

The visitation for the late 22-year-old will take place from noon until 2pm at Woodstock City Church outside of Atlanta, Georgia, following her death last week.
www.dailymail.co.uk

www.11alive.com

'We grieve her loss and celebrate her life' | Laken Riley's pastor releases statement on day of her funeral

Samer Massad, the lead pastor at Woodstock City Church, described the 22-year-old as special, smart, kind, compassionate and thoughtful in the statement.
www.11alive.com www.11alive.com

 
GOBliaison said:
I sensed I was missing the full meaning and message of your post,( vrbbm above), so I ran up the white flag and... Wait! Searched and just found this re. ... "to engage in convo" ...

"What does making convo mean?
"...to say things to someone who you do not know well, in order to be polite."​
Ref.: 'SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.'
​
@ModestyBlaise, I can well imagine this horrific drama just as you posited it.
When Laken - in caution and as likely ofttimes mentally rehearsed - went to use her phone, she could have had no notion that this person babbling mere feet from her could simply, insanely, not allow any call. In that moment, in his twisted mind, it became his life or 'this girl's'.

ata,mvho

______________________
So...
In the end, have we anything more effective than doing ourselves [when accosted etc.] what we drill into our children's heads well before they even start kindergarten:
Drop Everything
Scream
Run as fast as you can
And Keep Screaming, Until you find Bunches of People Wondering 'What's Wrong with You!'
Click to expand...
I was told by a former merchant seaman I worked with who had traveled to all sorts of places that the best way to deal with someone approaching you in a way that makes you feel unsafe is to be loud and crazy and weird and unpredictable at them, especially if just running isn't viable or helpful in that circumstance. He said he'd successfully put off a couple of potential muggers (or worse) that way. It draws attention to them and makes them second guess if you're a good potential victim or someone that might hurt them instead. I have no idea if its true and haven't been put in a situation yet where I needed to test it (and if it came to it maybe I wouldn't remember or it wouldn't feel right) but I do think of it whenever I hear of a woman who was killed while literally on the phone to someone. Sadly I don't think being on the phone (whether to call emergency services or someone else) is ever a deterrent to these murderers, its not the kind of immediate in-the-moment consequence that would put them off IMO
 
“My family has faced the most devastating, unimaginable loss that anyone could ever be forced to endure,” grieving mom Allyson Phillips wrote on Facebook on Saturday.

“It would be really easy to lose our faith in mankind because of this senseless and avoidable tragedy,” she said. “Please know that every act of kindness has warmed our hearts and brought us joy during our worst nightmare.”

“We love you all and hope that you feel from the bottom of our hearts how much every single thing that has been done for us has meant,” her mom wrote in her Facebook posting afterward.

“I love you all. Please continue to pray for our family as we put one foot in front of the other moving forward.”
nypost.com

Laken Riley’s mom speaks of ‘most devastating, unimaginable loss’ after slain coed’s funeral

“It would be really easy to lose our faith in mankind because of this senseless and avoidable tragedy,” the mom said. “Please know that every act of kindness has warmed our hearts…
nypost.com nypost.com
 
acutename said:
attention is one thing and being bashed in the head and killed is another. what is wrong with these murderers? Is killing just the most fun thing in their lives? Do they all think that they will never be caught? Are they proud and happy after this? I used to think is it just some atavistic throw back to reptile days and their hind brain just causes them to kill like a wild animal? ... lions in the Serengeti... gecko eats a fly...
Click to expand...
Sometimes to join a gang, you have to prove yourself. Or sometimes there are threats from gangs whether or not you want to join. I realize I’m responding more than a week after your post — time may tell.
 
Eloise said:
I was told by a former merchant seaman I worked with who had traveled to all sorts of places that the best way to deal with someone approaching you in a way that makes you feel unsafe is to be loud and crazy and weird and unpredictable at them, especially if just running isn't viable or helpful in that circumstance. He said he'd successfully put off a couple of potential muggers (or worse) that way. It draws attention to them and makes them second guess if you're a good potential victim or someone that might hurt them instead. I have no idea if its true and haven't been put in a situation yet where I needed to test it (and if it came to it maybe I wouldn't remember or it wouldn't feel right) but I do think of it whenever I hear of a woman who was killed while literally on the phone to someone. Sadly I don't think being on the phone (whether to call emergency services or someone else) is ever a deterrent to these murderers, its not the kind of immediate in-the-moment consequence that would put them off IMO
Click to expand...

I did that one time when I was about 20. I was leaving a bar and walking down an alley because it was a shortcut.

These 3 guys came out of nowhere and were way too quiet just walking behind me. I turned around and said, "Hey, you guys going to the pool now?" I sort of jerked and snorted a weird laugh.

They stopped and I kept walking.

I really don't know if that helped or if they were not going to bother me anyway.. but I acted on instinct because someone had told me the same thing about acting crazy.

It's not hard for me to act crazy. :O
 
Curious whether the killer is from the country of origin he claims to be from ?
And has he said he is afraid of going back due to some crimes he may have committed there ?
Has he killed anyone else, in whatever country he claims to be from ?
LE need to show past and present photos to other countries, and find out who else Jose has harmed or worse.

Legally seeking asylum, does not mean entering illegally into a country.
It means to apply for and wait in one's home country.
Jose Ibarra already committed an offense by breaking and entering into the U.S.
He had committed crimes in the U.S., before the death of Laken.
He had funds for an apartment -- while not being gainfully employed.

This whole murder was preventable, and I think that's the most egregious of it all.

justtrish said:
Perhaps it is an attempt to avoid more info coming out? Don't they usually present evidence or at least discuss some of the reasons why it should or shouldn't be granted? I'd think that would put more info in the public and with no chance for bond to even be granted (I suspect he'd be held on the immigration issue if for some reason he was given bond in this case) it makes legal sense for him to NOT put himself in a position to have more negative press.
Click to expand...
Bolding mine.
Agreed.
And this makes me think he committed crimes elsewhere and doesn't want to face justice ?
Omo.
 
Last edited:
WANF requested the 911 call, but the request was denied, under O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 (a) (26.1), which states that investigators can withhold it when a death is captured on the recording.

On Wednesday, an Athens-Clarke County Police lieutenant said “no dialogue exists” on the call, adding that “911 calls are part of the investigation, " which is why it has not been released.
www.kktv.com

Laken Riley’s phone called 911 during her death

Laken Riley's phone made a call to 911 during her death, according to records.
www.kktv.com www.kktv.com
 
We will likely learn, as further details are released, when the 911 call was made, the length of it before JI “hindered” the call further. The police or prosecution should be able to determine the location of the mobile device at the time the call was placed. This kind of information has or will tell them how long Laken had been detained/held before he killed her, thus informing the kidnapping and false imprisonment charges. This part of the information and charges certainly shows, IMO, that it was not an ambush attack, where JI was lying in wait and then immediately killed her.
 
ATHENS, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An open records request unveils new details about the death investigation of a nursing student killed on the University of Georgia campus last month.

Laken Riley’s phone made a call to 911, the Athens-Clarke County Police Department confirmed in its answer to Atlanta News First’s request for records related to the incident. However, on Tuesday, the request for the call was declined, pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72 (a) (26.1), which states that investigators can withhold it when a death is captured on the recording.

...

Laken Riley’s phone called 911 during her murder

Updated: 8 hours ago
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

DNASolves

Who is Escambia County John Doe (1989)?

Members online

... and 129 more.
Total: 1,491 (members: 130, guests: 1,361)

Online statistics

Members online
130
Guests online
1,361
Total visitors
1,491
Totals may include hidden visitors.

Forum statistics

Threads
594,936
Messages
18,015,738
Members
229,553
Latest member
Nursestump
Back
Top